State and Society in China's Democratic Transition: Confucianism, Leninism, and Economic Development (East Asia (New York, N.Y.).)

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Shadows of the Neanderthal

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An excellent resource!

Should be required reading if responsible for company growth

Shadows of the Neanderthal: Illuminating the Beliefs that Limit Our Organizations
David Hutchens
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Boogie the caveman is on a quest to understand how his people have become stuck in beliefs that drastically limit their ability to share insights and make progress. Join his hilarious journey of discovery and learn how to surface, share, and challenge your own and others' hidden beliefs and to recognize how they inform--and often misinform--what we do. With its engaging use of metaphor and detailed discussion guide, Shadows of the Neanderthal is a must-have resource for any organization on its own quest for clear and open communication.

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Perfect book for a half-day seminar in business management.......2007-05-01

Plato's allegory of the cave is a story that everyone must read in order to claim to be educated. In it, people are permanently located in a cave with their back to the entrance. The shadows of what takes place outside the cave appears on the wall and the residents use that information to reach conclusions regarding what is outside. It is designed to show you that much of what you think you know is only a faint shadow of what the world really is.
This story begins in that vein; Unga, Bunga, Oogie, Boogie and Trevor are cave dwellers with a fear of the outside. They watch the shadows and reach conclusions and each has a different opinion regarding what terrible fate would befall them if they ever set foot outside their domain. They eat only what blows into the cave, so their diet consists largely of dried plant life and dead insects.
Eventually, Boogie expresses a desire to explore the exterior world, an opinion that immediately gets him ostracized. When he leaves, he discovers an amazing world of animals and vegetation. He wanders until he encounters a wise man named Mike, who tells him how it used to be.
In the old days, there was a major civilization that built towers to see what was beyond their immediate vicinity. In one direction, there were enormous herds of wild animals and in the other direction there were abundant fruits and vegetables there for the harvesting. There were two groups, each of which looked in only one direction. This led to an immediate split, one group wanted to build spears and other hunting tools while the other wanted to build baskets for gathering. Neither side would budge from their position, which led to a battle for control. This battle led to separate groups retreating into caves, where they remained to this day.
After the initial story of the cave dwellers, there is a serious discussion of the meaning of the tale. You are asked to ponder the significance of the story and how it relates to the modern business world. With the advent of global markets and the instantaneous transfer of information, for most companies a strategy of staying put is suicide. Each and every day, someone in the company must be examining all of the fundamental assumptions used to justify the business decisions.
This is a short book that is perfect for the half-day management seminar. Illustrated and only 81 pages long, it can be read in about an hour and is packed with information designed to get you thinking about your approach to life, work and career.

Shadows of the Neanderthal.......2006-11-05

Fun and easy read but compelling! This is a book that I will want to keep on my bookshelf and revisit. A must read for managers, educators, and leaders.
Just as enjoyable and illuminating, Outlearning the Wolves, again, by David Hutchens.

Pocket Wisdom.......2003-02-24

Simple, yet powerful. A fun way to learn and very effective for group discussion.

An excellent resource!.......2000-07-03

I really enjoyed this book! The author's clever sense of humor and the great illustrations make a difficult subject--mental models--fun and easy to learn about. I think the book would help any company, family, or even couple get better at exploring why they think the way they do, and how to communicate better with colleagues and loved ones. The discussion guide at the end of the book makes it easy to start using the ideas in your day-to-day life.

Should be required reading if responsible for company growth.......1999-08-13

David Hutchens brings new insight and twists to an age old metaphor. This book begins with a humorous tale whose analogy, to the world in which we live and the mental models which we hold, will hit you between the eyes. The writer quickly points out problems every organization battles with to improve performance and grow. While the business culture has become so overwhelmed with change, many leaders have embraced their current state of affairs. Holding tight to what we have, we spend much of our energy trying not to lose market share. This book gives insight into why and when this happens and how to move from there. "In a world of chaotic information, the mind instantly locks onto that which it already knows--and simply filters out other data." (from Shadows of the Neanderthal) I'm glad I bought it. Thom Hazelip, Arthur Andersen LLP

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Gardner's Guide to Internships at Multimedia and Animation Studios profiles hundreds of computer graphics, animation, multimedia companies in the USA and Canada where internships are often available. A valuable directory for students seeking to enter the computer graphics and animation field. Researched categories includes: areas of specialization; number of employees; description of company achievements, mailing address, phone and fax numbers, web address, preparing resumes, portfolios and demo reels. Indexed by geographic location of studio; and alperbetical by the name of the studio. This book is your direct link to hundreds studios that often seek interns in the summer, fall, winter, spring and year-round.

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The Internship Bible for Animation, #1.......2002-06-03

I found this book to be the Bible for finding an internship in animation. Lots of animation companies, great descriptions of the companies, and advice on writing my resume. I was able to find an internship in the field. I highly recommend this book for high school seniors and college students in CG. I also recommend "Careers in Computer Graphics and Animation" these are two well needed resources.

very useful.......2001-12-23

This books was very helpful in identifying the companies where I can apply for an internship. I live in Los Angeles but did not know how to locate and contact the companies in my area. This is a very useful book!!!

Misleading Title, Mixed Content.......2001-09-29

In purchasing this book, I had little information to guide me beforehand; I made the decision based on commentary on other works by this author, the title, and my need for information on internships in this field.

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This is the most comprehensive new media industry directory. Gardner's Guide to Multimedia and Animation Studios profiles hundreds of computer graphics, animation, multimedia companies in the USA and Canada. A valuable directory for professionals and students seeking to enter the New Media job market. Researched categories includes: areas of specialization; number of employees; description of company achievements, mailing address, phone and fax numbers, and web address. Indexed by the following categories: geographic location of studio; number of employees; area of specialization; in addition to the generic index. This book is your direct link to hundreds of studios that employs over 100,000 practitioners within the USA and overseas.

Gardner's Guide to Multimedia & Animation Studios (Gardner's Guide Series)

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Aside from Confusing Road Analogies...Great Book!
Complete cartoon-writing reference guide - Amazing!
A Unique Achievment: constructing an Animation script
A complete, definitive, "user friendly", industry directory

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Aside from Confusing Road Analogies...Great Book!.......2006-02-03

This is a great book for anyone that wants to learn the structure of writing for animated shows. It reveals the formula for creating successful stories, characters, and scripts.

The only drawback was the overuse of the road sign analogies. Don't get me wrong, they work fine to illustrate the points, but I just felt there were too many of them.

In any case, an excellent book if you're starting out your career in animation...like me:)!

Complete cartoon-writing reference guide - Amazing!.......2005-04-15

I knew that scriptwriting was formulaic, with lots of rules about what should happen at what page and all of the structural details. But this book plots out exactly what a cartoon should do! From the general outline to the set-in-stone types of humor. Who knew that anyone had codified all this stuff! It's all here, from the Flintstones to South Park. This is how it's done.
Far from being confining, I'm finding that reading and re-reading this tome (easy to read tome!) is inspiring beyond belilef. I'm cranking up my DVD player and finding that every detail of every chapter is true down to the last nut and bolt. Professionals have been following these guidelines for decades!
This book must be the textbook for lots of classes about this subject somewhere.
I'm a 3d animator, and it's my goal to make animated shorts a lot more "arty" than Pepper Ann and Rugrats. But this book is such an eye-opener! I've never realized that even the cartoons that I've loved for years - Simpsons, South Park, Ren & Stimpy - all of them! They all follow the same rules.
One funny thing about this book: For a writing manual, it has a phenomenal number of typos. What a hoot. The book is incredibly easy to find your way around. The author is simply a master at her craft, and the insights are invaluable for anyone not employed in Callifornia. Yet you can find 1 or 2 typos or grammatical errors per page. I guess they skimped on the editing.
If you're concerned about developing content for your own animations, or aiming at a job scripting for cartoons, or just want to round out your knowledge about scriptwriting in general, this is an awesome book.

A Unique Achievment: constructing an Animation script.......2001-11-07

Is a shame that a great book like this only have one review until now ( and a wrong one ) hence I'll try to correct this.

NOTE: Be aware that this review is for the GARDNER'S GUIDE TO ANIMATION SCRIPTWRITING ( this review is wrongly appearing TOO in the "Gardner's guide to Multimedia & animation Studios", some kind of problem in Amazon.com I Think, :-( SORRY Chaz )

I bought this book in August 2001, if you are looking for books about scripts there are many ones, some very good, but any is writed exclusively thinking in animation and cartoons. For the animator this is an invaluable reference, here is the summary:

1.- Animation - An Overview
2.- Cartoon Genres
3.- The Moral
4.- Central Idea
5.- Dead End Ahead - The Central question
6.- The Characters and the Character Arc
7.- Introduction to Plot
8.- The Twenty-Two minute Structure
9.- The Eleven Minute Structure
10.- The Seven Minute Structure
11.- Make 'Em Laugh - Levels of Humor
12.- Prose
13.- Dialogue
14.- The Scene
15.- Broadcast Guidelines
16.- The Rewrite
17.- The Writing Process of Animation
Glossary, Cartoonography, Filmography, Road Map Forms, Apendix

The book itself have a good easyreading design, with plenty of quotations and references to well known movies or series, here you have the basics of writing but you can find more profound books about this, the special of the book is that is writed for cartoons specially, have 3 chapters studying the structures of the cartoonscript of 7, 11 and 22 minutes, of course you can apply all the information for an animation of any length, movies or shorts.

Including checklists for Structure, Characters, Scenes, Dialogue, Humor, Prose, 3 Structure guides, 75 Excercises, 37 Rules and an Animated 7 minutes Teleplay in the appendix: You have here a book that will go to occupy an important place near you.

I'm not an acclaimed screenwriter in fact I'm a novice in this area but I'm working with a firm producing some animations and I can asure you that this book can prevent you some rocky mistakes in this special field and even If you are a Pro you'll find some good points here.

A complete, definitive, "user friendly", industry directory.......2001-03-16

Gardner's Guide To Multimedia & Animation Studies is the complete, definitive, "user friendly", industry directory for anyone seeking jobs, connections, and services information and contacts. In addition to indices listed by state or province, and company name, Gardner's Guide To Multimedia & Animation Studies is carefully organized in four parts: East Coast, Central; West Coast; Canada. Within each regional section the companies are alphabetically listed and include the number of employees, areas of specialization; a brief description, address, phone, fax, and website address. Gardner's Guide To Multimedia & Animation Studies is a very practical and highly recommended addition to industry professional and library reference collections.

Gardner's Guide to Multimedia & Animation Studios: The Industry Directory 2nd Edition

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Gardner's Guide to Multimedia & Animation Studios: The Industry Directory 2nd Edition
Garth, Ph.D. Gardner
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Best home business book I have read!

50 AWESOME HOME BUSINESSES BELOW $500 & EZ START-UP GUIDE
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This book tells you everything you need to know to start & run a successful home-based business, & how to do your own taxes. Includes the BEST & most successful income earning home businesses that you can begin right now for under $500 in start-up costs. Many new, unique, & fantastic business ideas are included. Provides an in-depth study of the 20 very best home businesses, plus a list of 30 more excellent home business ideas. These are also the top choices for being quick & simple to get started within four months or less, & many can be started immediately. Includes the details, facts, secrets, & inside scoop from experts currently successful in these home businesses. Everyone can find the perfect home business inside this book. The EZ start-up guide will help you minimize the red tape, & get your business up & running quickly, easily, properly, & profitably in record time.

Inside find out how to choose the best home business for you. How to start & successfully operate any type of home-based business, how to design your contracts, how to price your services, free & low cost advertising, average income, & how to do your own taxes. It's awesome!! For a complete preview, visit Lulu.com/helena.

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Best home business book I have read!.......2005-05-24

Wow! There are so many great ideas here. Ideas I have never thought of, and I've tried a lot. Also tells you how to start it up easily. Even how to do your own taxes. I am already well into establishing a business from an idea in this book. Highly recommended.

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This newly-revised title clearly explains the major changes that have recently been made to the nation's bankruptcy laws. Specific changes will prevent people from eliminating credit card debt and other unsecured loans by filing for bankruptcy under Chapter 7, and forcing them to file under Chapter 13, a court-supervised repayment plan. In addition, while not totally eliminating the homestead exemption, there will be a cap on the amount that can be sheltered in a bankruptcy filing.

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"...But the President of South Korea deleted this E-mail message, and his economy collapsed. Later, he managed to retrieve it and sent it out, and the IMF gave his country a $20 billion bailout. As soon as you receive this message, wire one million dollars to the bank account next to the name below, then add your own name to the list, and send 10 identical E-mail messages to your fellow moguls. Do not break the chain. Mike Milken failed to reply to his E-mail message, and look what happened to him!"

No one has used the ubiquitous graphical user interface as a comic canvas before, and the authors should be commended for their cheeky, stylish innovation. The book's joke-intensive screens include topic lines from Bill Gates news groups, both pro and con; a letter encouraging the Unabomber to correspond with his competitors; a list of new software products--including the Cubicle '98 office politics software ("BackStabber memo-writing program with BlameShifter feature and FingerPointer mouse hardware"); the Mafia's Web page; et cetera. Bill Gates' Personal Super Secret Private Laptop is great fun, and sure to cement this trio's reputation as the masters of parody publishing. And it's much cheaper than a laptop--for now, at least. --Michael Gerber

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WHERE WOULD YOU WANT TO GO TODAY -- IF YOU HAD 50 BILLION DOLLARS?

Find out on Bill Gates' Personal Super Secret Private Laptop: A Microspoof. Due to a miraculous twist of fate, the laptop you hold in your hand came into the possession of Henry Beard, John Boswell, and Ron Barrett, a trio of concerned, if computer-illiterate, citizens and authors of such bestselling humor books as O.J.'s Legal Pad and French for Cats. Now that these three have hired precocious preteens to hock into Gates' secret notes, plans, e-mails, and to-do lists, we can all be privy to the intellectual property of the richest man in the world.

Fabulously fabricated in two-color throughout, Bill Gates' Personal Super Secret Private Laptop exhaustively captures the mind, spirit, and nerdiness of Bill Gates -- the guy who owns you, or soon will.

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dated but cute.......2006-12-29

Anything concerning Bill Gates is bound to be controversial (and the reviews below support that statement)

Take the book for what it is . . . simply a spoof on Gates with some interesting book design . . . it wasn't intended to be great literature!

Old jokes, but funny.............2001-12-26

The best part of the whole book is seeing which "keys" change on every page.... otherwise, it's a pretty funny book, but you do have to know what was going on when the book was written to get the jokes.

Poor all lies.......1999-07-24

very poor book. My ex-wife had to have written it

Humor at its Creative Best.......1998-12-07

This is the book you take with you to read in the waiting room at the doctor's office; otherwise, don't waste your time. The book's premise, albeit juvenile and narrow-minded, is an anchor for Beard and the gang to spin out some of the most creative stuff this reader's ever seen. (And don't let the laptop-style layout fool you--look closely at the keyboard on every page and you'll find irregularities in the keys.)

Junk.......1998-11-16

God, what a complete waste of trees! I mean, I'm not a billg fan, but this was an completely predictable, utterly sophomoric effort.

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